A boy climbs a tree to get a better view of bats being released into Leontovych Central Park in Vinnytsia, Ukraine.
Incredible work by the Ukrainian Bat Rehabilitation Centre. Wonderful to see so much public curiosity for our nocturnal urban neighbours.
#NightlifeInTheMoreThanHumanCity
Many thanks to everyone who attended last night’s event, '40 Years On: Chornobyl’s Legacy and European Environmental Security', co-organised by the @Ukr_Institute and @theRSAorg. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/live/vrrza_z... 1/2
Today marks the fortieth anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster. Earlier this month, @ukrinstitute.bsky.social and the Royal Society of Arts co-hosted a major discussion on its legacy for European security.
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UKRAINIAN CARTOGRAPHIES 🌍 🌐 🇺🇦
How & why has Ukraine been mapped in the past & present, & what is (counter-)cartography’s role in shaping Ukraine’s future?
Workshop: in person & online!
🗓️: 8 May 2026, 9-5
📍: Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony’s College, Oxford
Registration: tinyurl.com/OxUkrHub
Video
From V2 rocket-scarred London to Ukraine: how nature thrives in bomb craters—Vincent Mundy, The Guardian
"Every crater carries a different story, depending on the soil, location, power of the explosion, intensity of the battle and whether clean water is present"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Another form of "war-wilding"?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
«Болота проти танків. Як водно-болотні угіддя допомагають під час війни» Олега Листопада
'Swamps vs tanks: How wetlands help during wartime' by Oleh Listopad
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And if you’re looking for a weekend read, look no further. Our new issue of the London Ukrainian Review, dedicated to the Chornobyl anniversary, is now live: www.londonukrainianreview.org
Last week, I was honoured to discuss Chornobyl's environmental and political legacies with fantastic colleagues as we approach the 40th anniversary of the nuclear catastrophe
A recording is available, featuring Serhii Plokhy, Eglė Rindzevičiūtė, and Sasha Dovzhyk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrrz...
In the UK capital, Bomb Crater Pond is full of wildlife, while scientists studying land obliterated by recent Russian blasts 1,500 miles away have seen ‘how quickly nature begins to heal itself’
«Суспільне Культура» опублікувало нашу статтю українською до 40-річчя Чорнобильської ядерної катастрофи.
Ми досліджуємо поліські "природокультури" у творчості Марії Примаченко до та після Чорнобиля.
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Olesya Khromeychuk
Olesya Khromeychuk
Jonny Turnbull 🇺🇦
Jessika Roswall cites Poland and Finland, which have made border areas near Russia or its allies ‘more hostile’ to cross
The London Ukrainian Review is an open-access journal that tackles global challenges through the prism of Ukraine while adopting a distinctly internationalist perspective on the Ukrainian past and pre...
Як змінився поліський ландшафт після аварії на Чорнобильській АЕС, Полісся у творчості Марії Примаченко, реакція Марії Примаченко на Чорнобильську катастрофу. — Суспільне Культура
